Romney, Ontario (1891 census)
Romney was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,534. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.154°N, 82.387°W.
Population
In 1891, Romney had a population of 1,534: 828 male and 706 female residents. Population density was 33.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 470 |
| 1871 | 711 |
| 1881 | 1,082 |
| 1891 | 1,534 |
| 1901 | 2,103 |
| 1911 | 1,815 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Romney shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 312 |
| Number of families | 312 |
| Number of females | 706 |
| Number of males | 828 |
| Number of married females | 275 |
| Number of married males | 282 |
| Number of married persons | 557 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP F | 706 |
| POP M | 828 |
| POP TOT | 1,534 |
| Total population | 1,534 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 406 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 527 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 933 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 15 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,519 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 16 |
| Number of houses | 293 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 49 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 244 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 131 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 162 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 121 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 309 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 351 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,096 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,126 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,149 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,595 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,646 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,772 |
| Acres of oats | 1,404 |
| Acres of potatoes | 78 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,605 |
| BAR AC | 351 |
| BAR BU | 5,951 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,951 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1,262 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 404 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 223 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 115,220 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,546 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 802 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,640 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,660 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,224 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 24,033 |
| BWT BU | 404 |
| CRN BU | 115,220 |
| HAY AC | 1,595 |
| HAY TONS | 2,607 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 702 |
| Number of chickens | 6,064 |
| Number of ducks | 161 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 211 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 49 |
| Number of geese | 428 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 226 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 595 |
| Number of milk cows | 797 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 261 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,413 |
| Number of other fowl | 29 |
| Number of oxen | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 86 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 64 |
| Number of sheep | 1,262 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 747 |
| Number of swine | 2,168 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,480 |
| Number of turkeys | 96 |
| OAT AC | 1,404 |
| OAT BU | 34,546 |
| PEA BU | 802 |
| POT AC | 78 |
| POT BU | 5,640 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 257 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,024 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,296 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 53,282 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,607 |
| WHT AC | 1,605 |
| WHT FALL BU | 24,033 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,660 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 86 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 76 |
| BEN BU | 1,262 |
| BUTTER LB | 53,282 |
| CATTLE KS | 702 |
| CHEESE LB | 257 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 406 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 527 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 933 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,024 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 226 |
| DUCKS | 161 |
| FAMILIES | 312 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,296 |
| FRN CA | 15 |
| GEESE | 428 |
| GRA BU | 223 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,064 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 595 |
| HOUSES | 293 |
| HOUSES B | 49 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 131 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 121 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 62 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 162 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 244 |
| INF 11 A | 64 |
| MD FEM | 275 |
| MD MALE | 282 |
| MD TOT | 557 |
| MILK COWS | 797 |
| NAME CD | Kent |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 49 |
| OC P | 211 |
| OC TOT | 261 |
| OTHER FOWL | 29 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,413 |
| OTHERS | 1,519 |
| SHEEP | 1,262 |
| SHEEP KS | 747 |
| SUP AM | 11,646 |
| SUP FOR | 6,126 |
| SUP PAT | 3,096 |
| SUP SC | 8,149 |
| SUP TOT | 17,772 |
| SWINE | 2,168 |
| SWINE KS | 2,480 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 309 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 1,224 |
| TURKEY | 96 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 16 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
| WORKING OX | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON085004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Romney, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/romney-on079006-1891/.